List of Current
Federal Grant Opportunities
Prepared for the
Federation of Earth Science Information Partners
2010
Winter Conference
January 5, 2009
The following listing of opportunities was compiled from listings on individual agency websites and from Grants.gov. The opportunities are organized by agency and represent our best attempt to give you a current list of solicitations from agencies committed to supporting science.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE – NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC
AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA)
A Cooperative Institute to Support NOAA Research Facilities in the Pacific Northwest
Funding Opportunity Number:NOAA-OAR-CIPO-2010-2002122
Due Date for Applications: Feb 10, 2010
Expected Total Number of Awards: 1
Estimated Total Program Funding: $100,000,000
Award Ceiling: $100,000,000
Award Floor: $100,000
URL:
Overview:
The NOAA Office of Ocean and Atmospheric Research (OAR) and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) invite applications for the establishment of a cooperative institute (CI) to support NOAA research facilities in the Pacific Northwest. TheCI will focus on the themes of: (1) Ocean and Coastal Observations; (2) Climate Research and Impacts; (3) Environmental Chemistry; (4) Seafloor Processes; (5) Marine Ecosystems; (6) Protection and Restoration of Marine Resources; and (7) Tsunami Observations and Modeling.The CI will be established at a research institution not only having outstanding graduate degree programs in NOAA-related sciences, but also located within a daily commuting distance to the Pacific Northwest NOAA facilities in Seattle, Washington. The CI will provide significant coordination of resources among all non-governmental partners and will promote the involvement of students and post-doctoral scientists in NOAA-funded research. If the CI is comprised of multiple member institutions, only the lead institution applying for the award and where the CI will be established must satisfy the daily commuting distance requirement.This announcement provides requirements for the proposed CI and includes details for the technical program, evaluation criteria, and competitive selection procedures.Applicants should review the CI Interim Handbook (available at prior to preparing a proposal for this announcement.
Contacts:
Dr. John V. Cortinas JR 301-734-1090 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282
A Cooperative Institute for Southwestern U.S. Marine Ecosystems, Climate, and Ocean Studies
Funding Opportunity Number:NOAA-OAR-CIPO-2010-2002117
Due Date for Applications: Feb 10, 2010
Expected Total Number of Awards:1
Estimated Total Program Funding: $55,000,000
Award Ceiling: $55,000,000
Award Floor: $500,000
URL:
Overview:
The NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) invite applications for the establishment of a cooperative institute (CI) in the southwestern U.S. that will focus on the themes of: (1) Climate and Coastal Observations, Analysis and Prediction; (2) Climate Research and Impacts; (3) Marine Ecosystems; and (4) Ecosystem Management. The CI will be established at a research institution not only having outstanding graduate degree programs in NOAA-related sciences, but also located within a daily commuting distance to NOAA's facilities in La Jolla, California. The CI will provide significant coordination of resources among all non-governmental partners and will promote the involvement of students and post-doctoral scientists in NOAA-funded research. If the CI is comprised of multiple member institutions, only the lead institution applying for the award and where the CI will be established must satisfy the daily commuting distance requirement.This announcement provides requirements for the proposed CI and includes detailsfor the technical program, evaluation criteria, and competitive selection procedures.Applicants should review the CI Interim Handbook (available at prior to preparing a proposal for this announcement.
Contacts:
Dr. John V. Cortinas JR 301-734-1090 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282
Cooperative Institute for Satellite Meteorology
Funding Opportunity Number:NOAA-NESDIS-NESDISPO-2010-2002136
Due Date for Applications: Feb 25, 2010
Expected Total Number of Awards: 1
Estimated Total Program Funding: $12,000,000
Award Ceiling: $12,000,000
Award Floor: $290,000
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Overview:
The NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) invites applications for a Cooperative Institute (CI) that will focus on satellite studies related to weather and environmental analysis. The CI will focus on the themes of: (1) Satellite Meteorology Research and Applications; (2) Satellite Sensors and Techniques; (3) Environmental Models and Data Assimilation; and (4) Outreach and Education. The CI will be established at a research institution not only having an outstanding graduate degree program in NOAA-related sciences, but also expected to work closely with STAR's Advanced Satellite Products Branch currently located in Madison, WI, with seven federal employees. It is NOAA's intent to move these employees to the new CI as funding allows. The CI will provide significant coordination of resources among all non-governmental partners and will promote the involvement of students and post-doctoral scientists in NOAA-funded research. If the CI is comprised of multiple member institutions, NOAA will issue only one award to the lead institution which applied for the applied for the award and where the CI will be established.This announcement provides requirements for the proposed CI and includes details for the technical program, evaluation criteria, and competitive selection procedures. Applicants should review the CI Interim Handbook (available at prior to preparing a proposal for this announcement.
Contacts:
Ms. Ingrid Guch 301-763-8282 5200 Auth Rd., Rm 701 Camp Springs, MD 20746-4304
Southeastern Regional Cooperative Institute for Atmospheric and Marine Studies
Funding Opportunity Number:NOAA-OAR-CIPO-2010-2002120
Due Date for Applications: Feb 10, 2010
Expected Total Number of Awards: 1
Estimated Total Program Funding: $50,000,000
Award Ceiling: $50,000,000
Award Floor: $50,000
URL:
Overview:
The NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) invite applications for the establishment of a cooperative institute (CI) in the southeastern United States that will focus on the themes of: (1) Sustained Ocean and Coastal Observations; (2) Climate Research and Impacts; (3) Tropical Weather; (4) Ocean Modeling; (5) Ecosystem Modeling and Forecasting; (6) Ecosystem Management; and (7) Protection and Restoration of Resources.The CI will be established at a research institution not only having outstanding graduate degree programs in NOAA-related sciences, but also located within a daily commuting distance to NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory and Southeast Fisheries Center in Miami, Florida. The CI will provide significant coordination of resources among all non-governmental partners and will promote the involvement of students and post-doctoral scientists in NOAA-funded research. If the CI is comprised of multiple member institutions, only the lead institution applying for the award and where the CI will be established must satisfy the daily commuting distance requirement.This announcement provides requirements for the proposed CI and includes detailsfor the technical program, evaluation criteria, and competitive selection procedures.Applicants should review the CI Interim Handbook prior to preparing a proposal forthis announcement (available at
Contacts:
Dr. John V. Cortinas JR 301-734-1090 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Environmental Education Grants -- Solicitation Notice for 2010
Funding Opportunity Number:EPA-EE-10-02
Due Date for Applications: Dec 15, 2010 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates.
Expected Total Number of Awards: 95
Estimated Total Program Funding: $3,000,000
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
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Overview:
This document solicits grant proposals to support environmental education projects that promote environmental stewardship and help develop knowledgeable and responsible students, teachers, and citizens. This grant program provides financial support for innovative projects that design, demonstrate, or disseminate environmental education practices, methods, or techniques as described in this notice.
Contacts:
Karen Scott, (202) 564-0451.
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Request for Proposals
Funding Opportunity Number:EPA-R5-GL2010-1
Due Date for Applications: Jan 29, 2010 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates.
Expected Total Number of Awards: 300
Estimated Total Program Funding: $120,000,000
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
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Overview:
This Request For Proposals (RFP) solicits proposals from eligible entities for grants and cooperative agreements to be awarded pursuant to a portion of the $475 million Great Lakes Restoration Initiative included in Public Law 111-88, the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 which is in furtherance of President Obama’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (the “Initiative”) announced in February 2009. The President and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in conjunction with 15 other federal agencies, have made restoring the Great Lakes a national priority. The Initiative builds on the prior efforts of agency, business, public interest, and other leaders which resulted in the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Strategy (GLRC Strategy) and the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan now being developed. This RFP represents EPA’s major competitive grant funding opportunity under the Initiative and is one of several funding opportunities described in the Initiative’s Interagency Funding Guide. This RFP, in conjunction with other funding opportunities under the Initiative, will be used to competitively provide funding to eligible entities to address the most significant Great Lakes ecosystem problems and efforts in five major focus areas: • Toxic Substances and Areas of Concern, including pollution prevention and cleanup of the most polluted areas in the Great Lakes. • Invasive Species, including efforts to institute a “zero tolerance policy” toward new invasions. • Nearshore Health and Nonpoint Source Pollution, including a targeted geographic focus on high priority watersheds and reducing polluted runoff from urban, suburban and, agricultural sources. • Habitat and Wildlife Protection and Restoration, including bringing wetlands and other habitat back to life, and the first-ever comprehensive assessment of the entire 530,000 acres of Great Lakes coastal wetlands for the purpose of strategically targeting restoration and protection efforts in a science-based manner. • Accountability, Education, Monitoring, Evaluation, Communication and Partnerships, including the implementation of goal- and results-based accountability measures, learning initiatives, outreach and strategic partnerships.
Contacts:
Michael Russ, 312-886-4013.
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA)
Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR)
Funding Opportunity Number: NNH10ZNE003
Due Date for Applications: Feb 19, 2010
Expected Total Number of Awards: 10
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
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Overview:
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Office of Education, in cooperation with NASA’s four Mission Directorates—Aeronautics Research, Exploration Systems, Science, and Space Operations—and NASA’s ten Centers, solicits proposals for the NASA Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR). Each funded NASA EPSCoR proposal is expected to establish research activities that will make significant contributions to the strategic research and technology development priorities of one or more of the Mission Directorates and contribute to the overall research infrastructure, science and technology capabilities, higher education, and economic development of the jurisdiction. Proposals are due on 19 February, 2010. It is anticipated that 6-10 awards of up to $750,000 each to be expended over a three-year period of performance may be made under this Notice pursuant to the authority of the NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook Section 1260.12(d).
Contacts:
Luis C. Rabelo
Project Manager, NASA EPSCoR
Office of Education
NASA Kennedy Space Center
HQ XA-D
Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899
Telephone: (321) 867-5283
Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences – 2009
Funding Opportunity Number: NNH09ZDA001N
Due Date for Applications: May 1, 2009 thru April 30, 2010
Expected Total Number of Awards: Unknown
Estimated Total Program Funding: Unknown
Award Ceiling: Unknown
Award Floor: Unknown
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Overview:
NNH09ZDA001N, entitled "Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences - 2009 (ROSES-2009)," will be available on or about February 13, 2009, by opening the NASA Research Opportunities homepage at and then linking through the menu listings "Solicitations" to "Open Solicitations." This NASA Research Announcement (NRA) solicits proposals for supporting basic and applied research and technology across a broad range of Earth and space science program elements relevant to one or more of the following NASA Research Programs: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics. This ROSES NRA covers all aspects of basic and applied supporting research and technology in space and Earth sciences, including, but not limited to: theory, modeling, and analysis of SMD science data; aircraft, stratospheric balloon, and suborbital rocket investigations; development of experiment techniques suitable for future SMD space missions; development of concepts for future SMD space missions; development of advanced technologies relevant to SMD missions; development of techniques for and the laboratory analysis of both extraterrestrial samples returned by spacecraft, as well as terrestrial samples that support or otherwise help verify observations from SMD Earth system science missions; determination of atomic and composition parameters needed to analyze space data, as well as returned samples from the Earth or space; Earth surface observations and field campaigns that support SMD science missions; development of integrated Earth system models; development of systems for applying Earth science research data to societal needs; and development of applied information systems applicable to SMD objectives and data. Awards range from under $100K per year for focused, limited efforts (e.g., data analysis) to more than $1M per year for extensive activities (e.g., development of science experiment hardware). The funds available for awards in each program element offered in this NRA range from less than one to several million dollars, which allow selection from a few to as many as several dozen proposals depending on the program objectives and the submission of proposals of merit. Awards will be made as grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and inter- or intra-agency transfers depending on the nature of the proposing organization and/or program requirements. The typical period of performance for an award is four years, although a few programs may specify shorter or longer (maximum of five years) periods. Organizations of every type, domestic and foreign, Government and private, for profit and not-for-profit, may submit proposals without restriction on number or teaming arrangements. Note that it is NASA policy that all investigations involving non-U.S. organizations will be conducted on the basis of no exchange of funds. Proposal due dates are scheduled starting on May 1, 2009, and continue through April 30, 2010. Electronically submitted Notices of Intent to propose are requested for most program elements, with the first such due date being March 13, 2009. Electronic submission of proposals is required by the respective due dates for each program element and must be submitted by an authorized official of the proposing organization. Electronic proposals may be submitted via the NASA proposal data system NSPIRES or via Grants.gov. Every organization that intends to submit a proposal in response to this NRA must be registered with NSPIRES; organizations that intend to submit proposals via Grants.gov must be registered with Grants.gov in addition to being registered with NSPIRES. Such registration must identify the authorized organizational representative(s) who will submit the electronic proposal. All principal investigators and other participants (e.g. co-investigators) must be registered in NSPIRES regardless of submission system. Potential proposers and proposing organizations are urged to access the system(s) well in advance of the proposal due date(s) of interest to familiarize themselves with its structure and enter the requested information. Further information about specific program elements may be obtained from the individual Program Officers listed in the Summary of Key Information for each program element in this NRA, while questions concerning general NRA policies and procedures may be directed to Dr. Max Bernstein, Lead for Research, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546-0001; E-mail: ; Telephone: 202-358-0879
Contacts:
Dr. Max BernsteinNAIS
ROSES 2009
Due Date for Applications: Specifics found in URL
Expected Total Number of Awards:unknown
Estimated Total Program Funding:unknown
Award Ceiling: Unknown
Award Floor: Unknown
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Overview:
AMENDMENT NO. 30 TO THE NASA RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT (NRA) ENTITLED
"RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN SPACE AND EARTH SCIENCES (ROSES) 2009,"
NNH09ZDA001N, RELEASED FEBRUARY 13, 2009
Final text for Appendix A.32: Air Quality Applied Sciences Team.
This amendment presents final text for Appendix A.32 entitled “Air Quality Applied Sciences Team.” This replaces the prior text in its entirety. This program is initiating Applied Sciences teams to focus on key applications-oriented challenges and critical data products needed by the applied community and end users. The teams will address topical sets of applied topics that require a sustained, coordinated, and targeted applied research investment and will identify specific data products and provide applications-oriented feedback to Earth science research. The Applied Sciences Teams are analogous to the mission Science Teams. In general, these teams will contribute to the fundamental understanding of how Earth science can be scaled and applied to serve society. These teams will contribute to the body of knowledge on methods to enable institutions to apply new types of data and information in traditional processes and decision-making activities.
Notices of Intent are not requested. Proposals are due March 26, 2010.
Contact:
Further information about the Air Quality Applied Sciences Team program element is available from Lawrence Friedl, Earth Science Division, Science Mission Directorate, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC 20546-0001, Telephone: (202) 358-7200, E-mail: .
ROSES-09 Amendment 31: New proposal opportunitiesin Appendix A.42: IceBridge and Appendix A.43:
IceBridge - Support for 2010 Activities.